Cleopatra Cowley, mother of the Chicago teen shot and killed just a week after performing at President Barack Obama’s inauguration, is featured in a new public service announcement calling on Congress to reform the nation’s gun laws. In the ad, paid for by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Cowley advocates for universal background checks on all […]
President Obama will visit Chicago on Friday, and Hadiya Pendleton’s mother Cleoaptra will be a guest of the first lady at Tuesday’s State of the Union address, as the White House continues its push to change gun control laws. Both moves reflect a growing concern and awareness by the Obama administration of both the […]
